August 19, 2020 Airbnb has filed to go public Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Airbnb has filed documents to begin its initial public offering, the company said on Wednesday. Airbnb’s…
August 19, 2020 Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California Whatever the outcome of its ongoing legal spat with the state of California, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi doesn’t believe his company can employ all…
August 19, 2020 This super strength body battery is made with discarded Kevlar Today’s robot-mounted batteries provide electrical power but at the expense of added mass that in turn requires added power to move and use. But…
August 19, 2020 Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound Zoom is one of those programs that none of us are particularly fond of, but that we’re all kind of stuck with—especially if you’re…
August 19, 2020 House Releases Bill to Keep the USPS Alive Until After the Election On Wednesday, the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives released the legislation in response to controversial administrative changes at the U.S. Postal Service. As more…
August 19, 2020 Nvidia beats Q2 2020 expectations with revenue up 50% to $3.87 billion Nvidia posted revenues of $3.87 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended July 26, up 50% from a year earlier. The pandemic is lifting…
August 19, 2020 Facebook is finally cracking down on QAnon Facebook is banning hundreds of accounts affiliated with the conspiracy theory QAnon. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images For years, the conspiracy theory has spread unchecked…
August 19, 2020 Twitch star Timthetatman finally won a game of Fall Guys Image: Mediatonic While the world writhes in the clutches of a seemingly never-ending wave of chaos, one Twitch streamer’s heartwarming struggle to win a…
August 19, 2020 Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War is official, will be ‘inspired by actual events’ Call of Duty: Warzone may have somewhat overshadowed the rest of the Call of Duty franchise, with the battle royale racking up 75 million…
August 19, 2020 Fossil updates its Gen 5 smartwatches with sleep tracking and more fitness features Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Fossil has released a new update for its Gen 5 Wear OS smartwatches that add a…